Photo TR: Dollywood

Sad and pathetic style...so I had lots of time to take pictures.

I leave you with this bit of artistry. Toodles!

Mystery Mine's indoor/outdoor gift shop.

And, now, this downer.

Timber Canyon from the upper section of Mystery Mine's queue.

That one's not quite as blurry. (I'm surprised it didn't roll back. )

And whizzing around the turn! (Okay, so I need a new camera.)

Coming off the horseshoe turn. (Look how fast!)

This year's other new attraction didn't quite get the same fanfare for some reason.

A pretty good overview of the first half's outdoor section (if I do say so myself).

Mystery Mine from Lumberjack Lifts.

Wrong Way Joe's sold potatoes last year. But I guess it's more manly to sell wieners.

...so I just sort of shot around it.

Yes, Timber Tower was down all day (again).

Thunderhead, through the broken Huss ride.

More GCI-style turny goodness.

Are you happy now?

Fine. Here's Thunderhead.

...and a fountain. What, are you in a hurry or something?

Just another random Dollywood path....

Glass blowing. No "glory hole" jokes, please; I'm very sensitive.

...as diabolical a water ride as you are likely to find. Fun, though.

The Mountain SlideWinder....

Now this one, I would never, ever go on with regular shoes.

Part splash, part water-jet fakery.

And, thanks to my he-man sandals, I was able to sit in the front without fear of watery reprisal.

This is actually one of my favorite rides in the park.

Hmm, something odd about that birdhouse....

Time for another water ride.

Proving once again that anything fits tornadic theming.

Plus, this business.

It's fun...for an Arrow multi-looper.

The Tennessee Tornado. And a tree.

Blazing Fury's exit and exterior theming.

Blazing Fury. Well, the station anyway.

I wonder if this Tennessee Tornado sign (which sort of signifies that there's nothing else up there) will come down next year...?

So I, of course, bought food. Here's what $12.03 will get you.

...or something forged.

You can buy a carriage at Dollywood....

Despite all the material this photo provides, I just can't think of a caption.

One of Dollywood's many random "stores in the middle of the midway."

...which, I'm guessing, require vast amounts of water from this contraption.

Ooh, pretty flowers!

This one's for the ladies. (Because, as I mentioned earlier, I'm totally straight.)

One more shot of the vegetable coaster.

It was so uncrowded, in fact, that I was able to get on the Sky Rider.

My camera took pity on this ride, and decided to make it look really fast.

I waited forever to get this shot. So pretend to like it.

The park wasn't too busy today.

The Country Fair section.

Yes, Dollywood has a magic shop.

I just like this picture. What, you wanna fight about it?

The big train does not give a hoot. (Obscure?)

...in my straight, straight sandals. (Not pictured, but very manly.)

...so that I could ride the water rides....

...so I wore sandals (not gay)....

Like most of the south...Tennessee has been hotter than six hells for the last two weeks....

...what's their excuse?

I took public transportation here....

I have never been in this store, due to fear of catching "teh ghey."

Somewhat breaking with tradition, I kept to the right upon entering the park.

...which is really just the exit...which is really just a gift shop.

...so I took the season passholders entrance....

The main entrance looked a little congested....

Well, okay, it's really just a bus.

...and took the trolley to the park.

Walked over to the Dollywood Welcome Center....

Haha awesome TR, I want to get down to Dollywood someday.

This really pumped me up for my trip next Thursday. I always go in the middle of the week if possible. I got Thunderhead to myself last season it was a little freaky. I got 4 rides in the back without having to leave my seat!

Awesome pics and TR.

wow! that's alot of pics! very nice. thanks. i'm hoping to go there someday soon.

You convinced me for a while that you were straight, until you said toodles at the end. so close.

I dig the TR! Didn't get the whole sandals thing at first, but it was random funny.

 

Ooooo! and Smokey Mountian River Rampage pics too! Many thanks!

The best thing about the River Rampage ride is when the rafts back up out of the station and one or two of the rafts get stuck underneath the waterfall.

 

The worst thing about the River Rampage ride is being in the raft that gets stuck underneath the waterfall when the rafts back up out of the station.

 

Nice TR.

LOL! You just described my first ever experience on any rapids ride! Thunder River at Six Flags St. Louis. Hilarious!

Haha! good captions man! Nice TR. Yeah sandals are manly!